Comparison

Sparkli vs Bulletin Events

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sparkli

Discover personalized date ideas based on your mood, budget, and location. This app helps couples plan memorable experiences, from quick outings to full-day adventures, and stores important partner details for easy reference. It aims to simplify romance and foster authentic connections.

Highlights
  • Personalized date suggestions
  • Location-based discovery
  • Customizable date planning
  • Partner information storage
  • Smart event reminders
  • Save ideas to Boards
  • Community idea sharing
Features
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Sparkli is the relationship sidekick that does the thinking for you. • Explore nearby gems on an emoji-tagged map with Yelp® ratings. • Swipe 850 + date ideas—from cheap thrills to all-day adventures. • Plan dates built around your vibe: set time, budget, mood, even “random”. • Partner Notes (“Spark Notes”) keep sizes, allergies & coffee orders handy. • Smart reminders nudge you before birthdays, anniversaries and big moments. • Save sparks to Boards so inspiration never disappears. • Add your own ideas and inspire the community. Why couples love Sparkli • Less scrolling, more doing. • Stops the “what do you want to do?” loop. • Turns tiny details into unforgettable gestures. • Built for real relationships—no hookup vibes. How it works Create a profile for you & your partner. Set your location and interests. Swipe or generate the perfect plan—then go live the moment. Log notes & memories so the next surprise is even better. Made by a team who believes romance should be easy, affordable and authentic. Join the #BringBackRealRelationships movement and spark something amazing tonight.

About

Bulletin Events

Discover all campus events on an interactive map. Post your own events with customizable designs and connect with others through built-in group chat features. Plan your week and never miss out on campus happenings.

Highlights
  • Interactive campus event map
  • Event creation with custom themes
  • Event filtering by category
  • Save and share events
  • Built-in group chat
  • Two-week event forecast
Features
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Live digital bulletin board. Starting at UF. Bulletin puts every event on campus on one map. Club meetings, parties, games, GBMs, free food, the random Tuesday thing your friend heard about. If it's happening at UF, it's a pin on the board. THE MAP Open the app and the whole campus is right there, lit up with what's going on tonight and the upcoming weeks. Tap a pin and see the details. Filter by social, party, sports, orgs and more. POST YOUR OWN Hosting something? Build the event with built-in themes, posters, fonts and effects, so it looks as good as it's going to be irl. Hit post and it's on the map for everyone. EVERY EVENT HAS A PAGE Time, place, who's hosting, who's going. Save it, add it to your calendar and share it anywhere with a link or a card made for your story. BUILT FOR ORGS Post as your org and the whole campus sees it. Verified clubs post as themselves, so your GBMs stop living in a group chat screenshot. PLAN THE WHOLE WEEKEND The board shows what's coming for the next two weeks, so you're never finding out about any event after it happened. Looking for something specific? Search it. YOUR WEEK, IN ONE PLACE Plans holds your calendar, what you saved and what your friends are going to. With notifications on, Bulletin reminds you an hour before anything you're going to. THE GROUP CHAT, BUILT IN The plans don't end with a poster. Make a room with your people, split it into topics, and share an event straight into the thread. PERSONALIZE YOUR BUDDY Sign up and you get a buddy. Dress it up, share its card and send it to a friend. Your buddy lives on your profile and shows you around.

Screenshots

Sparkli4 screens
Bulletin Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bulletin Events at 5.0 against Sparkli's 4.5. Bulletin Events also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Sparkli's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bulletin Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparkli has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Sparkli's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bulletin Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sparkli ships an update every 3 weeks, Bulletin Events every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sparkli versus Bulletin Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparkliBulletin Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB180 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSprklii, LLCASHTON NATH

Customer experience

Sparkli

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bulletin Events

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sparkli

No in-app purchases

None

Bulletin Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sparkli free?
Sparkli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bulletin Events free?
Bulletin Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sparkli or Bulletin Events?
Bulletin Events is rated higher. Sparkli averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Bulletin Events averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sparkli or Bulletin Events have ads?
Sparkli shows ads; Bulletin Events does not.
Which is updated more often, Sparkli or Bulletin Events?
Sparkli ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bulletin Events every 3 days. Most recently, Sparkli was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bulletin Events on November 6, 2026.

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